Season 9 of EA SPORTS FC 26 brought a wave of new content, and the National Pride Ngumoha objective is one of the better free card opportunities available right now. Finish all five tasks and you walk away with a 96-rated Rio Ngumoha at no cost. Beyond the card itself, completing this objective set also counts toward unlocking the 98-rated FUTTIES Lampard Icon, so the payoff stacks up fast.
What squad do you need to complete all tasks efficiently?
Running each task separately is the slow route. The smarter approach is building one squad that satisfies multiple requirements simultaneously and grinding matches until everything ticks over.
Here's the squad setup that covers the most ground at once:
- At least 6 English players in your starting 11
- 1 LM (left midfielder) as a preferred position player
- At least 2 Premier League players in your starting 11
- At least 6 first-owned players (players you have not purchased from the transfer market)
The first-owned requirement is worth flagging early. If you have been buying players off the market, check your squad carefully before queuing up. Players you packed or earned through objectives count; market purchases do not.
96-rated Ngumoha free card
What are all 5 National Pride Ngumoha tasks?
Here is a full breakdown of every task in the objective set:
All five tasks can be completed across Squad Battles (Semi-Pro difficulty or higher), Division Rivals, Champions Finals, or Live Events. Squad Battles on Semi-Pro is the most controlled environment if you want clean sheets and big win margins without the unpredictability of human opponents.
All 5 Ngumoha tasks listed
How to complete all tasks in the fewest matches possible
The overlap between tasks is where you save real time. With the recommended squad active, a single match can progress It's Coming Home, Win 3, Squeaky Clean, and Win 8 at the same time, as long as you meet the win margin and keep a clean sheet.
Here is a practical match-by-match approach:
- Matches 1-5: Use the full recommended squad. Aim to win by 3+ goals each time. This clears It's Coming Home, chips into Win 3, Win 8, and Squeaky Clean simultaneously.
- Score 5 goals with your LM: Make sure your LM is getting touches in the box. Use him as a secondary striker or push him forward on set pieces. Five goals across eight matches is very achievable.
- Win 8: By match 8, this should be done if you have been consistent with your first-owned lineup.
- Squeaky Clean: Five clean sheets is the task most likely to lag behind. If you are close to the win total but short on clean sheets, drop to a defensive formation for the final matches.
What rewards do you get for completing the objective?
Finishing the National Pride Ngumoha objective unlocks:
- 96-rated Rio Ngumoha special card
- 5x 88+ Rare Gold Players Pack
- 500 SP
The packs alone make this worth the grind even if Ngumoha does not fit your team. Five 88+ Rare Gold packs can generate serious fodder for Squad Building Challenges or straight-up upgrade your squad depth.
Is the Squeaky Clean task the hardest one?
Of the five tasks, Squeaky Clean is the one that most players find slowest to complete. Winning by 3 goals is straightforward on Semi-Pro, but clean sheets depend on your defensive setup holding firm for the full match.
A few things that help:
- Use a 4-2-3-1 or 4-1-4-1 formation with two defensive midfielders to protect the backline
- Avoid pressing aggressively late in matches when you are already winning
- If you are struggling, drop to Semi-Pro difficulty where the AI attacks less frequently
The Win 8 task is the most time-consuming purely by volume, but eight wins on Semi-Pro against the AI should not cause many problems with a decent squad.
For more ways to earn free rewards across Season 9, the Journey of Nations: South America objectives follow a similar structure and are worth running alongside this set if you want to maximize your free packs and player items.